DNA connected to wrong Ancestor

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Somehow, possibly through bad merges, my brother's DNA is being attached to a wrong ancestor.  How can I get this fixed?

The individual in this profile has been proven through YDNA testing that his father is an Adkins, most likely the son of Sherwood Adkins since he named his own son Sherwood and that was not a name common to the Mullins line.
WikiTree profile: Booker Mullins
in WikiTree Tech by Living Mullins G2G Crew (960 points)
retagged by Keith Hathaway

1 Answer

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I would start by contacting the profile manager with the data you have on your ancestor. But it is an open profile, and obviously in need of some TLC. Notice in the Bio it says "She was the daughter of William Mullins and Katherine Varner. She passed away in 1864"

I think even without considering DNA evidence, it's pretty certain that James Booker was NOT the "daughter of William Mullins".

But it appears the PM for this profile is an active member, so I'm sure if you send him a "Nice and Courteous" message, he will be happy to work with you to get things straightened out.
From my understanding the DNA connection is solely connected through family connections, so most likely correcting the Father will take care of that as well.
Thank You for Caring!
-P Rich
by Phillip Rich G2G6 Mach 4 (48.2k points)

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